Goodyear Blimp

Back of postcard reads: Spirit of Akron. The spirit is 205.5 feet long, 62.2 feet high and 47 feet wide. Her sausage shape is maintained by 247,800 cubic feet of helium inside the rubber-coated polyester fabric envelope. Power is supplied by twin Allison 250-B17C turbo prop 420 hp engines giving the blimp a cruising speed of 40 mph and a maximum speed of 65 mph. Flight altitude is normally between 1,000 and 3,000 feet, with a maximum ceiling of 10,000 feet.

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Back of postcard reads: Spirit of Akron. The spirit is 205.5 feet long, 62.2 feet high and 47 feet wide. Her sausage shape is maintained by 247,800 cubic feet of helium inside the rubber-coated polyester fabric envelope. Power is supplied by twin Allison 250-B17C turbo prop 420 hp engines giving the blimp a cruising speed of 40 mph and a maximum speed of 65 mph. Flight altitude is normally between 1,000 and 3,000 feet, with a maximum ceiling of 10,000 feet.